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Senate vote: Amendment // July 13, 2006

Menendez Amdt. No. 4634

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

64 votes, representing 73,435,568 people32.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

36 votes, representing 151,731,074 people67.4%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 17.4 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon6432.6%
YeaLost3667.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%